Over-Garment for Comfortable Protection Below the Neck

ABSTRACT

An over-garment for comfortable protection below the neck of a person in a seated or reclining position while having a potentially taint-producing procedure performed on the person&#39;s head, by using an improved design creating greater and more-secure protection while allowing the withdrawal and re-insertion of the person&#39;s arms through the sleeves without disturbing the placement nor the performance of the over-garment.

SUMMARY OF INVENTION

The invention provides an improved over-garment for comfortableprotection below the neck of a person in a seated or reclining positionwhile having a potentially taint-producing procedure performed on theperson's head, by using an improved design creating greater andmore-secure protection while allowing the withdrawal and re-insertion ofthe person's arms through the sleeves without disturbing the placementnor the performance of the over-garment.

UTILITY OF INVENTION

There is a need for an improved over-garment for comfortable protectionbelow the neck in such fields of endeavor as hair salons, spas,physicians offices or clinics, especially field clinics, makeupapplication such as for the performing arts, and the like, where theperson remains dressed in street clothes or other costume while sittingor reclining and performing or having performed some procedure on all orpart of the person's head which might result in taint-producingcircumstances such as hair cuttings falling down, chemical agents orreagents spilling down, blood or other substances spilling down, orwater or other liquid spilling down. But many of the known techniquesfor increasing such protection come at the cost of decreasing theperson's ability to reach both inside and outside of a protectiveover-garment without disturbing the placement or the performance of theover-garment. This invention increases both the protection afforded andthe ease of accessing both the inside and outside of the over-garmentwithout disturbing the over-garment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 2 shows a front view of an embodiment of the invention in use.

FIG. 3 shows a back view of an embodiment of the invention in use.

FIG. 4 illustrates the withdrawal of a person's arm inside a sleevewithout disturbing the invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates the withdrawal and re-insertion of a person's armthrough a sleeve without disturbing the invention.

FIG. 6 illustrates the invention covering a person's legs and feet.

DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION

A higher level of protection of the person and the person's clothes isachieved by functional design elements that:

Shape the over-garment so that no gaps in protection exist when theover-garment is used;

Eliminate seams in unfavorable places, to lessen leakage, and place suchseams in places where their additional weight works to an advantage inthe draping and the fitting of the over-garment;

Create armholes with the proper location, alignment, and dimensions tomaximize both protection and mobility;

Can be easily and cheaply mass-manufactured; and

Will fit and function properly on persons of a wide variety of shapesand sizes.

An embodiment of the invention is an over-garment for use in hairsalons, spas, and similar operations, where a practitioner is workingupon a customer's hair, face, ears, nose, or other parts of a customer'shead, where the customer remains clothed, where the customer is in aseated or reclining position, and where cuttings of hair, water andshampoo, and bleaches, colorings, and other chemicals used have apotentially tainting or otherwise injurious effect on the customer'sclothes or skin.

Another embodiment of the invention is an over-garment for use duringmedical procedures upon a patient's head, having a potential fortainting or otherwise injuring a patient's clothes or skin, underconditions both where the patient does not remove clothes before theprocedure, and also where the patient does remove clothes before theprocedure and needs to be protected from staining or other injury to theskin—in addition to concerns about warmth and modesty, where the patientis in a seated or reclining position.

Another embodiment of the invention is an over-garment for use duringthe application of makeup, especially makeup being applied to aperforming artist who is already dressed in a costume, or where the typeof makeup being applied is especially prone to creating tainting orother injury.

The protective features of the invention are achieved by using materialthat is protective, by cutting and darting the material and constructingthe over-garment to create a protective overlap and a secure fit,avoiding seams in locations where seams might be prone to leaking. Thecomfort features of the invention are achieved by using material that isalso comfortable, by constructing the over-garment in such a way that itis also comfortable, and by providing sleeves having armholes that aresufficiently large enough in an oblique direction to accommodate thelength from the shoulder to the elbow of the largest-sized personanticipated to use the over-garment, so that the person's arms may bewithdrawn from and re-inserted into the sleeves while the over-garmentis being worn without disturbing the placement nor the performance ofthe over-garment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The dimensions and proportions for the improved over-garment forcomfortable protection below the neck are based on the measured lengthfrom the shoulder to the bent elbow of the largest person anticipated tobe accommodated in the over-garment. That length is essentially thecombined length of the humerus bone and the parts of the scapula andclavicle extending over the upper end of the humerus plus the thicknessof tissue covering the bones. The arm is much smaller in girth than inlength, and can be placed through a small armhole with a threadingmotion, but that threading motion requires significant movement of theupper body, of the garment, or of both. In order to withdraw and insertthe arm without shifting the entire upper body and without disturbingthe placement and performance of the garment, the armhole needs to besufficiently long in a generally vertical direction to accommodate theentire upper arm in the same plane as the armhole.

In this invention, a target length is determined by measuring or lookingup the shoulder-to-bent-elbow length of the largest person anticipatedto be accommodated in the over-garment, then adding either a smallamount of approximately one-half inch to accommodate normal streetclothing or a different amount to accommodate different clothing or lackof clothing, and finally adding another small amount of approximatelyone-quarter-to-one-half inch to accommodate any special properties ofthe materials chosen to construct the over-garment and to provide amargin of error.

A target length of 18 inches yields an over-garment that will optimallyfit large adult persons and all smaller persons, but might be too largeand a waste of material for an over-garment that was anticipated to beused only by children or small persons. A target length of 20 inchesyields an over-garment that will optimally fit very large persons andall smaller persons, and might be appropriate in circumstances whereunusually large persons are regularly seen, but might be too large and awaste of material for use by medium or small-sized persons. A targetlength of 16 inches will optimally fit medium-sized adult persons, and14 inches will optimally fit small-sized adult persons and children.

An over-garment based on a target length of 18 inches optimally fits thevast majority of adult persons, and would be the appropriate size whereonly a single size is provided. At the sacrifice of providing an optimumfit and therefore optimum comfort, persons with upper arms longer thanthe target length of an over-garment can nevertheless be accommodated inand protected by such a smaller garment, but would unlikely be able towithdraw and re-insert their arms through the sleeves without disturbingthe placement and performance of the garment. Because the measuredlength from the shoulder to the bent elbow of a person closelycorrelates with that person's overall size, it is possible andconvenient to specify many of the dimensions and proportions of theover-garment in terms of fractions or multiples of target length. Forexample, an overall width of 3 times target length and an overall lengthof 4 times target length will ensure that the over-garment properly fitsand fully covers a person having the upper-arm length from which thetarget length is derived. Except for the size of the armhole, definedbelow, the other dimensions and proportions are not critical toeffective use of the over-garment, and the use of approximations of thetarget length or fractions or multiples of the target length, from 15%under to 25% over, will provide a fully effective over-garment.

Referring to FIG. 1, the over-garment for comfortable protection belowthe neck 10 comprises a piece of taint-proof comfortable material havinga top edge of length approximately 3 times target length and 2 sideedges having at least 4 times target length approximately perpendicularto the top edge. For ease of reference, a median line in the middle ofand perpendicular to the top edge and parallel to and equidistantbetween the side edges is defined. Such a median line would be avertical line running through the middle of FIG. 1.

FIG. 2 & FIG. 3 illustrate an embodiment of the over-garment in use in ahair-styling situation, protecting the customer and the customer'sclothes from hair cuttings 41 and spilled liquid 42.

FIG. 4 illustrates the easy and comfortable withdrawal and re-insertionof the person's arm through the sleeve 30 and armhole 32 of theover-garment without disturbing the placement nor the performance of theover-garment.

FIG. 5 illustrates the easy and comfortable withdrawal and re-insertionof the person's arm through the over-garment's sleeve 30 and thewristband 31, which has an elastic or stretchable property that providesa secure, comfortable fit without preventing withdrawal and re-insertionof the arm.

FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of the over-garment which issufficiently long to cover and protect the person's legs and feet andpants and shoes.

The taint-proof comfortable material used for constructing theover-garment should have the protective property of being impermeable orat least highly resistant to whatever taint-producing substance isanticipated, including liquid water, from an obverse side of thematerial which will comprise the outer, protective side of theover-garment. The taint-proof comfortable material should also have thecomfortable property of being permeable or semi-permeable to water vaporfrom the reverse side of the material which will comprise the inner sideof the over-garment facing the person.

Referring again to FIG. 1, from the center of the top edge of thematerial, a straight cut opening 14 is made along the median line forapproximately target length. Then a head opening 20 is made as anextension of the cut opening oriented along the median line butexpanding into a generally circular or oval shape cut-out of acircumference large enough to accommodate the thickest neck anticipated.A circumference of 18 inches will fit all but the very largest necks.After the cut opening and the head opening are made, at least 2 darts 11are made in the material in order to pull open the cut opening 14 andhead opening 20 and in order to create an angled over-panel 12 and anangled under-panel 13 from the material. The darts 11 are placed in bothside edges, starting at each side edge approximately 2 target lengthsdown from the top edge, and running generally perpendicular to each sideedge for an arbitrary distance sufficient to create the desired obliqueangle for the over-panel and under-panel. The exact placement and lengthof the darts is not critical because an armhole will later be cut andwill encompass part of the dart or line of the dart.

The angled over-panel 12 having an over-panel inside edge 15 and theangled under-panel 13 having an under-panel inside edge 16 are now atangles oblique to the median line and symmetrically opposing across themedian line. The enlarged cut opening 14 and opposing-angled panels 12,13 when draped over a person's shoulders in use provide a more secureand more comfortable overlapping closure, fit, and removal for personsof varying sizes. The precise angle of the panels is not critical;angles from 5 to 25 degrees inclusive are effective, and angles from 10to 15 degrees inclusive are optimum.

Two armholes 32 are created in the material, disposed symmetricallyabout the median line, with each armhole having a center at theintersection of a line perpendicular to each side edge at the darts andparallel to the side edges, at approximately three-fourths or 75% targetlength from each side edge. In order to accommodate the withdrawal andre-insertion of the largest anticipated person's arms through thesleeves without disturbing the placement nor the performance of theover-garment, each armhole is made to have an armhole size that is equalto the appropriate target length across a diameter or major axis linethat runs generally vertically when the over-garment is in use. Althoughcircular armholes can be used, there is no particular benefit to havingan armhole of the full target length along the diameter or axis linethat runs horizontally when the over-garment is in use, because asmaller armhole in that dimension will suffice as long as the smallerdimension of the bent arm can be accommodated. Placement of the majoraxis or greatest length of the armhole so that it will be generallyvertically oriented when the over-garment is in use is achieved byplacing the armhole at an angle that is oblique to the midline when theover-garment is laid flat.

With the center point of the armhole already established above, sizingand placement of the armhole 32 is accomplished by marking a shoulderpoint 33 that is one-half 50% target length from the center of thearmhole and defines a line running from the center at an oblique angletoward the head opening 20 and therefore toward the midline. Then abent-elbow point 34 is found along an extension of the defined line at adistance one-half 50% target length from the center in a direction awayfrom the shoulder point 33, where the linear distance between theshoulder point 33 and the bent-elbow point 34 is the armhole size 35,and is equal to the target length. The other dimensions of the armholecan be set using any reasonable values yielding a generally oval-shapedor rhomboid-shaped armhole of sufficient size for the passage of an arm.2 sleeves 30, each having a sleeve length of approximately 1.5 targetlengths, are attached to an armhole 32, at one end of the sleeve, and awristband 31 is provided at the other end of the sleeve, creatingopenings for the person's hands to emerge from the sleeves, and havingelastic or stretching qualities to provide a close fit to the person'swrists. A sleeve of approximately 1.5 target lengths is sufficientlylong to cover down to the wrist of the largest person anticipated, andthe wristband allows for a secure, comfortable fit for smaller personswho can let any extra sleeve length gather behind the wristband. Themethod of attaching the sleeve to the armhole can be sewing,overlock-stitching, gluing, heat or solvent bonding, or any methodappropriate for the taint-proof comfortable material chosen.

In use, the configuration and dimensions of the sleeve 30 with wristband31 attached to the armhole 32 of the proper armhole size 35 and properangled orientation of the shoulder point 33 and the bent-elbow point 34protect the person's arms while accommodating withdrawal andre-insertion of the person's arms through the sleeves without disturbingthe placement nor the performance of the over-garment.

Several over-fasteners 22 are affixed along the entire over-panel insideedge 15 and along the over-panel side of the head opening 20, andseveral under-fasteners 23 are affixed upon the angled under-panel 13 ina line running from near the head opening generally diagonally towardthe corner of the under-panel farthest from the head opening. Theover-fasteners and under-fasteners are meant to couple and uncouple witheach other to effect the secure, comfortable closing of theover-garment. The use of several fasteners and the pattern of theirplacement provide for the secure, comfortable closing of theover-garment when worn by persons of various sizes and shapes, becausecoupling at only a few points is sufficient to close the over-garment,and the selection of those few appropriate points depends upon the sizeand shape of the specific person using the over-garment.

Such fasteners could be discreet fasteners such as snaps orhook-and-loop spots, or such fasteners could be continuous strips offasteners offering various points of coupling, such as strips ofhook-and-loop material, or strips of material with pre-mounted snaps.

Optionally, a band 21 of the same or different material can be attachedto the over-garment surrounding the head opening 20 where it will be incontact with the person's neck, or such a band can be attached to theedges of the over-garment, including the over-panel inside edge 15 andthe under-panel inside edge 16, or such a band can be attached at thelocations of the over-fasteners 22 and under-fasteners 23, where such aband might provide simpler manufacture, additional durability to thegarment, or additional comfort to the person.

Optionally, an additional piece of material can be joined at a seam 17if the seam is on the bottom edge, oriented perpendicular to themidline, and is located at least 3 times the target length distance awayfrom the shoulder points 33, so that in use on a seated person the seamwill be horizontal and below the level of the person's knees, lesseningthe likelihood that tainting substances will travel along or seepthrough the seam.

While this invention has been described in detail with particularreference to its preferred embodiments, the principles and modes ofoperation of the invention have also been described in thisspecification. The invention should not be construed as being limited tothe particular forms disclosed, which are illustrative rather thanrestrictive. Modifications, variations, and changes may be made by thoseskilled in the art without departure from the spirit and scope of theinvention as described by the following claims.

I claim:
 1. An over-garment for comfortable protection below the neck ofa person having a length from the shoulder to the bent elbow measuringnot greater than a maximum such length for the largest personanticipated to be accommodated, comprising: a target length slightlylonger than the measured length from the shoulder to the bent elbow ofthe largest person anticipated to be accommodated; a piece oftaint-proof comfortable material having a top edge of lengthapproximately 3 times target length and two side edges having at least 4times target length approximately perpendicular to said top edge, havinga median line in the middle of and perpendicular to said top edge andparallel to said side edges; a cut opening of approximately targetlength along median line from said top edge; a head opening extendedfrom said cut opening along median line; at least two darts in saidmaterial disposed symmetrically along median line at each said side edgeapproximately two target lengths from said top edge, where said dartscause a separation of said material at said cut opening, creating anangled over-panel oblique to median line having an over-panel insideedge at said cut opening and an angled under-panel oblique to medianline having an under-panel inside edge at said cut opening; two armholesin said material, disposed symmetrically about median line, each armholehaving a center at the intersection of a line perpendicular to each saidside edge at said darts and parallel to said side edges at approximately75% target length from said side edges, each armhole having a shoulderpoint closest to said head opening and a bent-elbow point opposite saidarmhole from said shoulder point, an armhole size the distance betweensaid shoulder point and said bent-elbow point, said armhole size beingequal to the target length, and an armhole orientation along a line fromsaid shoulder point and said bent-elbow point, said armhole orientationbeing oblique to median line; two sleeves made from said material, eachhaving a sleeve length of approximately 1.5 target lengths, and eachattached to one of said armholes; two wristbands, each disposed at theend of one of said sleeves opposite the end attached to one of saidarmholes, creating openings for the person's hands to emerge from saidsleeves, and having elastic qualities to provide a close fit to theperson's wrists; several over-fasteners disposed along said over-panelinside edge from said top edge and along the over-panel side of saidhead opening; several under-fasteners disposed upon said under-panel ina line running from near said head opening generally diagonally towardthe corner of said under-panel farthest from said head opening, and uponsaid under-panel inside edge surrounding said head opening; where saidtaint-proof comfortable material provides protection and comfort for theperson; where said head opening and cut opening and said angleddisposition of said over-panel and under-panel accommodates a secure,overlapping placement and removal of said over-garment on persons ofvarying sizes; where said over-fasteners and under-fasteners are adaptedto couple and uncouple, and where said dispositions of over-fastenersand under-fasteners accommodates secure comfortable closing of saidover-garment on different-sized persons by connection of differentselected over-fasteners to different selected under-fasteners using onlya small number of coupled pairs of fasteners; and where said sleeves,having said wristbands, and having said armhole size and armholeorientation, protect the person's arms while accommodating withdrawaland re-insertion of the person's arms through the sleeves withoutdisturbing the placement nor the performance of the over-garment.
 2. Theover-garment of claim 1, further comprising at least one band attachedto the edge of said taint-proof comfortable material at said headopening and along the positions occupied by said over-fasteners andunder-fasteners.
 3. The over-garment of claim 1, further comprising atleast one additional piece of said taint-proof comfortable materialattached to the bottom edge of said over-garment by a seam on the bottomedge, at least 3 times the target length distant from said shoulderpoints; where said seem will fall below the level of the sittingperson's knees.
 4. The over-garment of claim 1, where said taint-proofcomfortable material further comprises a fabric impermeable to liquidwater from an obverse side and permeable to water vapor from the reverseside.
 5. The over-garment of claim 1, where said angled orientation ofsaid over-panel and under-panel is an angle of from 5 to 25 degrees awayfrom median line.
 6. The over-garment of claim 1, where said angledorientation of said over-panel and under-panel is an angle of from 10 to15 degrees away from median line.
 7. The over-garment of claim 1, wheresaid angled orientation of said over-panel and under-panel is an angleof 10 degrees away from median line.
 8. The over-garment of claim 1,where said armhole orientation oblique to median line is an angle offrom 20 to 30 degrees away from median line.
 9. The over-garment ofclaim 1, where said armhole orientation oblique to median line is anangle of 25 degrees away from median line.
 10. The over-garment of claim1, where said over-fasteners and under-fasteners further comprisecontinuous strips allowing coupling at various points on said strips.11. The over-garment of claim 1, where said target length is at least 20inches, sufficient to accommodate very large persons.
 12. Theover-garment of claim 1, where said target length is at least 18 inches,sufficient to accommodate large persons.
 13. The over-garment of claim1, where said target length is at least 16 inches, sufficient toaccommodate medium-sized adult persons.
 14. The over-garment of claim 1,where said target length is at least 14 inches, sufficient toaccommodate small-sized adult persons and children.
 15. A method forcomfortable protection below the neck of a person having a length fromthe shoulder to the bent elbow measuring not greater than a maximum suchlength for the largest person anticipated to be accommodated,comprising: determining a target length slightly longer than themeasured length from the shoulder to the bent elbow of the largestperson anticipated to be accommodated; providing an over-garmentconstructed from a piece of taint-proof comfortable material having atop edge of length approximately 3 times target length and two sideedges having at least 4 times target length approximately perpendicularto said top edge, having a median line in the middle of andperpendicular to said top edge and parallel to said side edges; a cutopening of approximately target length along median line from said topedge; a head opening extended from said cut opening along median line;at least two darts in said material disposed symmetrically along medianline at each said side edge approximately two target lengths from saidtop edge, where said darts cause a separation of said material at saidcut opening, creating an angled over-panel oblique to median line havingan over-panel inside edge at said cut opening and an angled under-paneloblique to median line having an under-panel inside edge at said cutopening; two armholes in said material, disposed symmetrically aboutmedian line, each armhole having a center at the intersection of a lineperpendicular to each said side edge at said darts and parallel to saidside edges at approximately 75% target length from said side edges, eacharmhole having a shoulder point closest to said head opening and abent-elbow point opposite said armhole from said shoulder point, anarmhole size the distance between said shoulder point and saidbent-elbow point, said armhole size being equal to the target length,and an armhole orientation along a line from said shoulder point andsaid bent-elbow point, said armhole orientation being oblique to medianline; two sleeves made from said material, each having a sleeve lengthof approximately 1.5 target lengths, and each attached to one of saidarmholes; two wristbands, each disposed at the end of one of saidsleeves opposite the end attached to one of said armholes, creatingopenings for the person's hands to emerge from said sleeves, and havingelastic qualities to provide a close fit to the person's wrists; severalover-fasteners disposed along said over-panel inside edge from said topedge and along the over-panel side of said head opening; severalunder-fasteners disposed upon said under-panel in a line running fromnear said head opening generally diagonally toward the corner of saidunder-panel farthest from said head opening, and upon said under-panelinside edge surrounding said head opening; where said taint-proofcomfortable material provides protection and comfort for the person;where said head opening and cut opening and said angled disposition ofsaid over-panel and under-panel accommodates a secure, overlappingplacement and removal of said over-garment on persons of varying sizes;where said over-fasteners and under-fasteners are adapted to couple anduncouple, and where said dispositions of over-fasteners andunder-fasteners accommodates secure comfortable closing of saidover-garment on different-sized persons by connection of differentselected over-fasteners to different selected under-fasteners using onlya small number of coupled pairs of fasteners; and where said sleeves,having said wristbands, and having said armhole size and armholeorientation, protect the person's arms while accommodating withdrawaland re-insertion of the person's arms through the sleeves withoutdisturbing the placement nor the performance of the over-garment. 16.The method for comfortable protection below the neck of a person ofclaim 15, where said target length is at least 18 inches, to accommodateup to large-sized adults.
 17. The method for comfortable protectionbelow the neck of a person of claim 15, where said angled orientation ofsaid over-panel and under-panel is an angle of from 10 to 15 degreesaway from median line and where said armhole orientation oblique tomedian line is an angle of from 20 to 30 degrees away from median line.18. A method for constructing an over-garment for comfortable protectionbelow the neck of a person having a length from the shoulder to the bentelbow measuring not greater than a maximum such length for the largestperson anticipated to be accommodated, comprising: determining a targetlength slightly longer than the measured length from the shoulder to thebent elbow of the largest person anticipated to be accommodated;providing and assembling an over-garment comprising: a piece oftaint-proof comfortable material having a top edge of lengthapproximately 3 times target length and two side edges having at least 4times target length approximately perpendicular to said top edge, havinga median line in the middle of and perpendicular to said top edge andparallel to said side edges; providing a piece of taint-proofcomfortable material having a top edge of length approximately 3 timestarget length and two side edges having at least 4 times target lengthapproximately perpendicular to said top edge, having a median line inthe middle of and perpendicular to said top edge and parallel to saidside edges; a cut opening of approximately target length along medianline from said top edge; a head opening extended from said cut openingalong median line; at least two darts in said material disposedsymmetrically along median line at each said side edge approximately twotarget lengths from said top edge, where said darts cause a separationof said material at said cut opening, creating an angled over-paneloblique to median line having an over-panel inside edge at said cutopening and an angled under-panel oblique to median line having anunder-panel inside edge at said cut opening; two armholes in saidmaterial, disposed symmetrically about median line, each armhole havinga center at the intersection of a line perpendicular to each said sideedge at said darts and parallel to said side edges at approximately 75%target length from said side edges, each armhole having a shoulder pointclosest to said head opening and a bent-elbow point opposite saidarmhole from said shoulder point, an armhole size the distance betweensaid shoulder point and said bent-elbow point, said armhole size beingequal to the target length, and an armhole orientation along a line fromsaid shoulder point and said bent-elbow point, said armhole orientationbeing oblique to median line; two sleeves made from said material, eachhaving a sleeve length of approximately 1.5 target lengths, and eachattached to one of said armholes; two wristbands, each disposed at theend of one of said sleeves opposite the end attached to one of saidarmholes, creating openings for the person's hands to emerge from saidsleeves, and having elastic qualities to provide a close fit to theperson's wrists; several over-fasteners disposed along said over-panelinside edge from said top edge and along the over-panel side of saidhead opening; several under-fasteners disposed upon said under-panel ina line running from near said head opening generally diagonally towardthe corner of said under-panel farthest from said head opening, and uponsaid under-panel inside edge surrounding said head opening; where saidtaint-proof comfortable material provides protection and comfort for theperson; where said head opening and cut opening and said angleddisposition of said over-panel and under-panel accommodates a secure,overlapping placement and removal of said over-garment on persons ofvarying sizes; where said over-fasteners and under-fasteners are adaptedto couple and uncouple, and where said dispositions of over-fastenersand under-fasteners accommodates secure comfortable closing of saidover-garment on different-sized persons by connection of differentselected over-fasteners to different selected under-fasteners using onlya small number of coupled pairs of fasteners; and where said sleeves,having said wristbands, and having said armhole size and armholeorientation, protect the person's arms while accommodating withdrawaland re-insertion of the person's arms through the sleeves withoutdisturbing the placement nor the performance of the over-garment. 19.The method for constructing an over-garment for comfortable protectionbelow the neck of claim 18, where said target length is at least 18inches, to accommodate up to large-sized adults.
 20. The method forconstructing an over-garment for comfortable protection below the neckof claim 18, where said angled orientation of said over-panel andunder-panel is an angle of from 10 to 15 degrees away from median lineand where said armhole orientation oblique to median line is an angle offrom 20 to 30 degrees away from median line.